This sounds surprisingly good on an acoustic guitar. As a substitute for the orchestral climax one can strum a hard E chord, but I prefer a 12th fret Harmonic, and let it ring. Also, one can substitue a B7 for the dreaded B chord, but a B sounds better. Really brings back the memories!!
A Day In The Life - The Beatles
[Fill 1]:
E ---------------------
B ---------------------
G --------------------- Use below where indicated
D ---------------------
A ---2---0------0------
E ---------3-------0---
G Bm Em Em7 C C C
G Bm Em Em7
I read the news today oh boy,
C Em Asus2
About a lucky man who made the grade.
G Bm Em Em7
And though the news was rather sad,
C F Em Em7
Well I just had to laugh,
C F Em C
I saw the photograph.
G Bm Em Em7
He blew his mind out in a car,
C Em Asus2
He didn't notice that the lights had changed,
G Bm Em Em7
A crowd of people stood and stared,
C F
They'd seen his face before,
Em Em7 C
Nobody was really sure if he was from the House of Lords.
G Bm Em Em7
I saw a film today oh boy
C Em Asus2
The English army had just won the war
G Bm Em Em7
A crowd of people turned away
C F
But I just had to look
Em Em7 C
Having read the book
Bm Em Asus2 Em Em [Fill 1]
I'd love to turn you on....
(Orchestral climax: Use a –-12—Harmonic (x x 12 12 12 12) or; alternatively, a hard-ringing E chord)
E D
Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head
E B
Found my way downstairs and drank a cup
E B
And looking up, I noticed I was late
E D
Found my coat and grabbed my hat, made the bus in seconds flat
E B
Found my way upstairs and had a smoke
E B
And somebody spoke and I went into a dream
C G D A E
Aah ah ah ah Aah ah ah Ah ah
C G D A E [Fill 1]
Aah ah ah ah Aah ah ah Ah ah
G Bm Em Em7
I read the news today oh boy,
C Em Asus2
Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire.
G Bm Em Em7
And though the holes were rather small,
C F
They had to count them all,
Em Em7 C
Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall.
Bm Em Asus2 Em Em [Fill 1]
I'd love to turn you on
(Orchestral climax: Use a –-12—Harmonic (x x 12 12 12 12) or; alternatively, a hard-ringing E chord)
"Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak."
Nice one! My favourite Beatles song, this - I'll definately give it a go when I get home.